INFORMATION: For additional information, please, call Jennifer at 360-317-8342.

ROSARIO MUSIC CONCERT AND HISTORICAL NARRATIVE

(SATURDAYS ONLY at 4:00 pm)   
Enjoy a presentation of music and photography that walks guests through the history of the Moran family and the Rosario estate with Christopher Peacock. Highlights of the presentation include the historic Moran Photograph Collection, Phantom of the Opera music performed on the Mansion's 1,972 pipe Aeolian organ with the silent film, stories of the Mansion's most colorful residents, and Christopher's original piano compositions played on the 1900 Steinway Grand Piano. Complimentary and open to the public.   

(Saturday, November 12, 2:00 pm matinee)
Seniors Have Talent will feature many talented seniors. Each show will be unique with some of the same performers; no acts will be repeated. Seniors Have Talent is a fundraiser for Hearts and Hands and the Senior Center. Hearts and Hands is a program that brings together volunteers with seniors and folks with disabilities. Performers include Ron Myers, Tony Lee, Carl Berger, Marj Franke, Tish Knapp, Lesley Liddle, Dave Zoeller, Bill Gincig, the Parking Angels, Katie Jensen, Fred Klein, the Odd Fellows, Yuko, Bodalo Trio (Bob Littlewood, Dale Heisinger, Louellen McCoy), the Senior Center beginning ukulele class, and more. Tickets ($15) are available at Darvill's and the Senior Center.

INFORMATION: Didier Gincig, Hearts and Hands Coordinator: 360-376-7723 (office) or 360-298-0362 (cell); email: orcasheartsandhands@gmail.com; visit: http://www.orcasseniors.org/Hearts-n-Hands.htm


(Saturday, November 12, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm @ Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall)
Market Day in November! Come snag lovely, still-in-the-box and gently used fall and winter decorations and accessories.  Books and baked goods, too!  Stock up for yourself or find fabulous presents.  Proceeds benefit Orcas community programs.

INFORMATION:  Call 360-376-2352.


(Saturday, November 12, 7:30 pm, On Screen)
Change makers are rethinking how we inhabit our planet, and so can you, at Orcas Center's 4th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This year's short films combine stellar film making, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling with the festival theme of "A Change of Course." Hosted by Orcas Center and the San Juan Preservation Trust.
Tickets: $17, $13 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members
$5 subsidized tickets available in the Box Office
www.orcascenter.org                                                                                                             
INFORMATION: 360-376-2281 x1.  

(Monday November 14, 5:30 pm at Orcas Island Public Library)
Join Orcas Food Co-op and the Exchange to learn about the effects of plastic on our world. Movie description from Amazon: "Try going a day without plastic. In this touching and often flat-out-funny film, we follow "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its effect on our waterways, oceans and even our own bodies. We see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up to us and what we can do about it. Today. Right now."
Free for everyone. Stay for a discussion after the short film (less than 90 minutes).


(Thursday November 17, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ Orcas Center)
Local researchers, volunteers and students invite you to enjoy the 7th annual celebration of community science and stewardship at Indian Island, Eastsound's "window on the sea", with displays, slideshows, video and music, and a light buffet, including for the first time Island Hoppin' beer! Learn about sea star recovery, changing clam and crab diversity and nesting birds, The focus of the 2016 report is managing the impacts of warming waters and increasing tourism. Admission is free!

INFORMATION: Questions? Write to exploreindianisland@gmail.com.


(Saturday, November 18, 6:30 pm Streaming Encore Center Stage)
During harvest festival at a collective farm, a visiting dance troupe reunites a ballerina with her childhood friend Zina. In order to teach her unfaithful husband a lesson, Zina, the ballerina and the ballerina's husband decide to swap roles for the evening. Alexei Ratmansky invokes the genius of Shostakovich's score at the Bolshoi, creating a laugh¬-out--loud masterpiece with its bits of slapstick comedy, hilarious deceptions, false identities including Principal Dancer Ruslan Skvortsov dressed as a Sylph and its many colorful characters! The Bolshoi bursts with vivid life and bright spirits in Ratmansky's brilliantly choreographed smash.
Tickets: $20, $15 students, $2 off for Orcas Center members; $5 Subsidized Tickets available at the Box Office       
www.orcascenter.org                                                                                                             
INFORMATION: 360-376-2281 x1.


(Saturday, November 19, 6:00 pm @ Orcas Center)
What's better than communing with friends? Doing it to benefit a good cause!
Orcas Family Health Center is hosting its 9th annual Dinner/Dance/Silent Auction on Saturday, November 19, at Orcas Center. A $25.00 ticket buys you homemade lasagna, salad, bread, desert, beverage, plus live music provided by the sixteen-piece swing band Orcatrazz.
During the dinner and music, you're invited to view the Silent Auction tables and bid on numerous wonderful items suitable for holiday gift giving.
All proceeds from this annual event go to Dr. Shinstrom's "Care For All" program. No monies raised go to overhead as all food, labor, rental, music and auction items are donated by OFHC Board Members and the community.
Tickets available at Orcas Family Health Center in the Airport Center or at Cherie L. Lindholm Real Estate.
Cash bar opens at 6:00 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm, Music at 7:45 - 9:30 pm.   
Attire: casual or dress up. Dance or listen and enjoy!
Click here for a PDF poster detailing this event. 


(Sunday, November 20, 1:30 pm @ the Orcas Center)
by HEDRICK SMITH, Former Washington Bureau Chief, The New York Times

	Hedrick Smith

   The 2016 US Presidential election was a political earthquake, exposing profound rifts in American society. The questions before us now are: Did Campaign 2016 change anything? Will government work better? Is our political system on a more promising track? Or do We the People need other solutions? Smith will present his thought-provoking analysis of the current condition of the American Experiment.
  Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Awards, Hedrick Smith served as The New York Times Moscow Bureau Chief from 1971 to 1974 and as its Washington Bureau Chief and Chief Correspondent from 1976 to1982. He is author of five books, including bestsellers The Russians, The Power Game: How Washington Works, and Who Stole the American Dream? In 1989 he turned to producing television documentaries for the Public Broadcasting System. During the next two decades, he created 26 prime-time specials and mini-series for PBS and FRONTLINE. A summer resident of Orcas Island, Smith winters in the other Washington.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Click here for a PDF poster of this event.


(Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 4:30 pm @ the Odd Fellows Hall)
Once again the Odd Fellows will be holding their traditional Community Thanksgiving
Dinner, Thanksgiving Day, November 24, at 4:30 pm at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Due to record-breaking attendance, we are again partnering with the Episcopal
Church to ensure no one is turned away. There will be a Thanksgiving Dinner at the
Church beginning at 5:00 pm.  If we again exceed our capacity, anyone who cannot join
the Odd Fellows are encouraged to attend dinner at the Episcopal Church where they
are more than welcome.
The Odd Fellows will furnish turkey, bread and butter. For those attending, please,
bring the following suggested potluck contributions based on the beginning letter of
your last name:
A - H: Dessert;
I  - L: Salad;
M - Z: Your favorite side dish (mashed potatoes, yams, veggies, etc.) *
* NOTE:  Feel free to bring your famous specialty dish instead of the suggested one above if you prefer.

INFORMATION: For more details, call Bill at 360-376-8857.

SAVE THE DATE: EASTSOUND ARTWALK 

(Friday, November 25, 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm)
Take a delightful walk about the charming town of Eastsound, taking in the amazing art and crafts of local artisans, photographers and craftspeople. Shop the local boutiques for unique holiday gift items.
The festivities will begin on Friday, November 25, 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm.
Stay tuned for the PoPuP artists locations, live music, and outdoor festivities.
Click here for a PDF poster, detailing more information about this event.
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